Advent 4211 or Acer Aspire 150 Blue (120GB HDD 512mb ram)

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Right need some help!!! :)

I have been looking at getting a UMPC/netbook for some time, but, as of the start of August, I'm actually going to have money for it! I have a budget of upto £340 for the laptop, and am not quite sure what to go for. Battery life isn't really a problem as I am going to be getting this power supply - http://www.maplin.co.uk/module.aspx?Mod ... 4&doy=29m7 which gives about an extra 3 hours usage.

This is how I see it:

MSI Wind - Quite nice, but very hard to find, and Advent 4211 is almost the same. Price - £330

Advent 4211 - Almost exactly the same as Wind (Prefer the style a little bit) but has a much smaller battery. Price - £280

Acer Aspire One - Think this unit is brilliant, like everything about it (except the battery, though thats not a problem), but it does have a smaller screen than the Wind, and the chasis seems to be about the same size. Price - £230

So I suppose its really a question of is it worth an extra £50 for the bigger screen?

Any advice would be much appreciated (or alternative suggestions!) :D
 
Well do you have any reasons to need a bigger screen? If it's just for basic use then I think the smaller screen should do the trick and the 50 you save could come into use somewhere else I'm sure. Not to mention a smaller screen probably means it's more efficient...so your added power would probably last longer on the One.
 
went into PC World yesterday to have a look at the Advent, n it looked gd... but the sales guy kept saying it was better, without actually telling me why... :S

Think the acer is much better - it looks so much better, its cheaper, and I just like it more! :)

Thanks for your help ppl, still up for anymore suggestions! :D
 
Now that has made a difference...

I've spoken to a few different people, and just having seen the Advent makes me want it! Its the same as the Wind, with the same screen, for £280. But even then, its only an extra £50 between the Acer and the Advent, and I could go buy the Advent when I get paid.

Found this comparison:
http://liliputing.com/forums/index.php?topic=20.0

I've seen and played with both in store (PCWorld, London). Well it was the Advent 4211 clone of the MSI Wind.

My impressions are that they are not that equal:

MSI Wind:
* nice feel, despite low price feels like it will last
* user experience fast enough (desktop, windows, launching apps) - winxp
* boot times faster than my 4 year old desktop repacement dell inspiron 8600!
* windows XP seemed pretty complete - would take it knowing I had work to do (though office isn't installed)

* keyboard - best keyboard among the eeepc, acer netbooks. feels like you could use it for a while comfortable.
* trackpad - again feels ok - feels comfortable for prolonged use as much as a netbook can be. no issues with fast/slow/non responsive.

* feels light in weight.
* finish - subdued matt and some shiny bits. not too flashy.

Acer Aspire 1:
* feels cheap and fragile
* user experience fast enough (desktop, windows, launching apps) - linux
* boot times faster than my 4 year old desktop replacement dell inspiron 8600!
* linux desktop not as nice or assuring as that by Asus/EeePC - wouldn't take it knowing I had work to do

* keyboard - horrible. though not as bad as the small Eeepcs.
* trackpad - feels tacky and small even if its is same size as msi wind. horrible buttons for clicking - an issue that others have noted. i prefer the "left right swing" of the msi wind.

* feels very light - too light? fragile?
* looks flashy with lots of shiny plastic. "mug me" it says.

The above is my own opinion - I don't think they are that equal. I think people are interested in teh Acer because it is so cheap.
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So the acer seems to feel cheaper... But then at £230 from dabs.com I'm still not sure which one to get!

Whats anyone elses view? Acer Aspire One or MSI Wind/Advent 4211? Tough choice...
 
i went to pc world in swindon hoping to have a look at both of these. but they only had the advent.

it was really nice, built well and a sick screen.

REALLY want to have a look at the acer tho before i get one
 
Yh, want to see them side by side. Not actually seen the aspire one up close yet, just the advent, which makes it a bit of a hard decision. From what I know, the Advent is just slightly bigger than than the one, but then has the bigger screen.

Also, I like a laptop in black... :)

Still not sure, see what happens when i get paid lol
 
Yh from what I've seen I prefer it, but I haven't seen the one, so its quite hard to make a decision.

To be honest it did seem a bit too light, almost flimsy, but then I think the one's going to have the same feeling to it. I liked the screen on the advent, but I can't really make a comparison with the one.

Just have to wait till they (finally) release the one in the UK... :(

UPDATE: Saw this video on YouTube -
and I realised just how little difference in size there is. Think I might get the advent, just because I can go round to the shop and buy it, but I shall wait and see if the One is out before I get paid... hopefully, so I can see them both together for real and be able to make a better decision :)
 
Well made my decision today people... I preordered the one! :)

As I'm a student on a budget, it makes more sense, plus the one just looks sooo much better! just can't go wrong with it!!

Still think this thread is a gd place to discuss the 2, as they are very close to each other in terms of pricing, size, and what you get (no included case just lost the sale... :))

Thanks for everyone's thoughts!
 
I know you made a good choice, but here is my $0.02 for others in the same position.
The comment about build quality is way off, I have flown all over Europe with the One, the keyboard is not flimsy, in fact it is very usable.
Don't buy either until you have done a direct physical comparison, if you do, you will be sorry.
Remember reviews are only someone else's opinion make a real comparison and decide for yourself on your hands on experience.

Just because someone likes strong cheese and writes a review saying "very nice cheese", there is no guarantee you will like the same cheese.
:D
 
There is a divergence of opinion on the build quality of the A1. The majority are impressed, while a minority are not.

All but one of the formal reviews I've read have praised the build quality, and from the user comments as well its a similar 10:1 ratio positive to negative.

For the record, the approval rating of the Wind seems statistically about the same, perhasp fractionally worse.
 
The A1's keyboard is a lot smaller than Wind's, but surprisingly it's well spaced and I have no problem touch type on it. I like the placement of Fn and Shift keys.
 
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